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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06
SUMNDNN

To the defendants above naN'c,i,
You are hereby summoned and ro-
quireu to answer the com laiut III this
action, which is filed in the oiiicc OF the
Judge of Probate, for tho said
County, and TO serve u copy of
your nSwe to tho said complaint on
the subscribers at their Office at Laurcns
G. H., South Carolina, within twenty
days after tho service hereof, exclusive
ofthc day of such service; and if you
fail to answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, tho plaintiff in this ac-
ton will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
Dated, 22nd April. A. ID. 1887.
lScal. A. w. BURNSIDE, J. p. l.. G.
FERGUSON & FEATHERSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the Defendants above named;
You will take notice that the
summons and complaint in tf.is action
We're filed in the Office of tho Judge
of rebate for Laurens County South
Carolina, on tho % day of April, 1887.
FERGUSON Il FEATHERSToNE,
Plaintiffs attorneys.
Juno %, 1887. mt
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

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Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
GETTING BUMPTIOUS.

Emporia will never require police COM
mission and will never have one 1t is not
that Lind Of a town. Therein lies an impor-
fant moral difference between Emporia and
Wichita.-Emporia Republican.
That Is about the strain in which the
EAGLE was wont to plume itself, but when
the question was raised, us Wichita big
ger than Kansas then it was that the Off
cial sprouts of a dominating crankism
serenely bobbed up with the startling doc
trine that the will of the minority is legally
greater than that of the majority For our
own part We are inclined to think that in
face of the fact that Emporia openly
guzzlad a whole car load of beer in a single
day, it would be well for the Emporia
minority legion to send up their little petit
ton to Topeka for police commission,
when probably the opportunity for judg.
Ing of the moral difference between Wichi.
ia and Emporla might be more satisfactory.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
BUCKET SHOPS.

The Montreal board of trade has given
out that the bucket shops" must be closed.
An effort of the same kind has at
different times been made in this country
with poor success. The different boards
of trade will find it difficult to persuade
the country that there is something dishon-
est and vicious in these bucket shops, and
at the same time persuade them that the bust
ness of these boards of trade is perfectly
legiti mate business. There is practically no
difference in the manner of doing business
in the two institutions. A good many in
nocent people imagine the boards of trade
are fighting the bucket shops pure
ly in the interest Of honesty
and fair dealing, when the facts
of the matter are it is only self interest.
These "bucket shops" take large amount
of trade that otherwise would go to mem
bers composing these boards of trade.
There is now an inclination on the part of
good many people to regulate and purify
the affections of mankind by legislation.
This class of people have concluded that
speculation in produce and railroad and
other stocks is very sinful, hence there is
loud demand for laws to prevent these
practices. 1t does not appear just how
these speculations are to be stopped. but it
is supposed the ordinary state legislature,
whose members are supposed to possess
considerable knowledge of option trading,
draw poker and other devices to obtain
money easily, will in their wisdom pro-
vide some measure by which the whole
trade Of the country will scoot along
In the proper groones. OF course
there may be some bitches as
in the case of the interstate law, in
which no mortal man can tell who is bene
fitted, unless it be the railroads; but there
will be a general impression that it is all
right. If anyone objects to law of that
sort, he may be informed that he (the OBJ
jector) is in favor of gambling. This
| would effectually crush him, and make
the law right. Under this proposed law il
miller who believes wheat will be twenty
cents per bushel higher next October Car
legitimately contract any amount of wheat
| to be delivered at that time: but if be
should make the purchase purely for spec
ulation he would be gambler and subject
to fine. The Globe Democrat is inter
ested in this matter; perhaps it could tell
in case of that sort what were the miller's
intentions. We could not unless he were
to tell Us.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
A SMALL. MEANNESS.

The Cincinnati Enquirer in quoting the
Boston Posts table of the clesrances of the
principal cities, changes the Wichita repor,
from 1913 increase to 40. 3 decrease" owe,
the corresponding week of last year. That
is very small business and we are glad tina,
but few Wichita men can be found to pat
ronize such sheet. That sheet. on the
same date, contains a special dispatch
which says. Wichita is over run by street.
pads, that policemen are held UP. men
murdered, that twenty-five robberies each
night is the average, and that a vigilance
committee is being organized and armed.
The special winds up with the assertion
that the city is completely terrorized. The
Enquirer is a mathematical and rhetorical
liar; perfidious liar in the face of facts
and malicious liar despite of reason an6
sense; its lies are so contemplate and low
as not TO be libelous.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
RACE WAR IN THE SOUTH.

| Rumors of trouble between the white
and black people in Louisiana and South
| Carolina seem iminent There is one fea
ture in these race difficulties that is always
noticeable that the colored people in
variably get worsted The white people OF
these southern states seem never to be taken
unawares. They are always prepared fol
the emergency. OF course the colored
people are always to blame. Another
noticeable feature about these race diff
culties is that they always occur when the
political situation becomes interesting.
These wicked black people always seem to
be particularly bad about the time political
parties are beginning to organize for polit-
ical campaigns. The trouble in South
Carolina seems to be that the negroes are
forming secret labor societies. This
is considered to indicate a race
war. 1t is our opinion that any
movement in the south which has for its
object the union and consolidation OF
southern negroes, will cause race difficult
ties. If the colored people were thorough
ly organized they would make themselves
felt in every election. And that is unde-
sirable on the part Of southern Democrats.
We believe it is the determination OF the
Democratic party in the south to rule, even
where black Republicans are in the ma
iority. Peaceably if they can, forcibly If
they must Whether the people OF the
northern states would consent to be ruled
by the black race, were that race in the ma
iority in the northern states, is a question
which they have never been called upon to
decide. We are inclined to think
whenever the two races are near evenly
divided, and belonging to separate politi-
cal parties there is likely to be trouble,
whether in the north or the south. This
whole question should be studied from the
standpoint of craftsmanship, and not from
a partisan point. Southern Democrats
W ould be more likely to solve the question
satisfactorily to all parties concerned If
they were less inclined to resort to mob vi
olence. In the recent trouble in Louisiana
it seems that one white man and six negroes
were killed, but it is stated that seven white
men were dangerously wounded. 1t Is not
stated how many colered men were wound
ed. We are inclined to believe the whites
in Louisiana are usually to blame in these
disturbances. And if the blacks In these
disturbances would succeed in killing
white man, for every one of their number
so disposed of, the effect would be whole
some. There are not many men
black or white, who are anxious to incite
riot where the chances are about even for
getting killed.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ABOUT GREAT CITIES.

The Omaha Herald asserts that there il
little truth in the claim advanced by Wlchite
that she is rival of Kansas City, Missouri
rs the metropolis of Kansas. Kansas City il
the METROPOLIS of the southwest and Incl
dentally of Kansas But of all cities strictly
within Kansas territory, none is as enter
prising, as prosperous and as booming as
Wichita. kansas City Times.
There are metropolises and metropolises.
The great or leading business centers OF
the United States, or of the best developed
portions of the United States, are about 4
days swing of trains apart. The more
dense populations of the future and its con-
sequent greater development may double
the number of great centers, but until
such time as the country is dotted with
centers about twelve hours apart the above
rule will hold good 1t was inevitable
that great metropolis should spring up
within fifty-mile radius of the mouth of
the Kaw. Kansas City, obtaining the
lead and prestage, has become
that point. Her possibilities as
great city can only be measured by the
possibilities of the territory and the popu-
lation of the minor cities which can be
reached by her in days swing of trains.
Yet, while conceding that Kansas City is
to be great city, there is no concession
that Wichita will not be just as great.
For instance, st. Louis, being day s
swing of trains from Kansas City, does not
hurt Kansas City or retard her growth; no
more will Kansas City hurt or retard the
growth of Wichita. 1t was just as inevita-
BILE that great city would spring up with
In radius Of fifty miles of the confluence
of the Great and Little Arkansas rivers as
that one should be located at the conf1u-
ence of the Kaw and Missouri Wichita,
gaining the lead and prestage, has fixed the
rich as that which supports either Kansas
City, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, or
Omaha. Each of these have advantages
peculiar to themselves, but, after all, the
same interests in kind, and In general, will
maintain each as central metropolis of
greater or less magnitude. On this princi-
pie, south of Kansas City three hundred
miles and about half way between Wichita
and Memphis anothsr important CONNER
cial point ought to arise, and will, provid-
ing the country is of such a character as
will attract and support dense population.
OF course the conformation of the country
and course of water ways and their valleys
may affect the above rule as to distance for
the matter of few miles, but given ter
ritory well settled and developed the de-
mands of commerce will little heed even
what might at first be considered unsur-
mountable objections in the way of a site
for city.
Let Kansal City GO on, therefore, warm
ing up st. Louis, and let Omaha-St. Joe
Can never make city, she lost her eppor-
tunity-go on warming up Kansas City,
but Wichita will as inevitably become a
great city as that corn and grass grow, OF
that the Arkansas valley reaches from the
mountains to the Mississippi
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

Georgia has law which permits the de-
struction of gambling implements, and the
other day at Atlanta was witnessed the
spectacle of $40, 900 bonfire, composed of
faro layouts, roulette tables, fortune wheels,
rouge ct noir outfits, chuckluck boxes,
poker tables and chips, markers, etc. All
these, making over six large wagon loads,
were hauled to the most public corner in
the city and dumped into two large piles.
The tables and fortune wheels and faro
boards were broken and split into small
pieces. Some of the furniture was new
and costly. After pouring several gallons
OF kerosene oil on the pile, the chief of
police applied match, and several old
gamblers, whose property the gaming outfit
was, stood by and watched the proceed
ings
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
TRUTH WILL PREVAIL.

| 1t is a source of profound pleasure fol
the EAGLE to be able to see that its efforts
to discriminate truth are, to large degree,
successful. We have proclaimed time and
again that Kansas is a great moral state,
an6 that its great metropolis, Wichita, is q
model of perfection in that respect. We
have at times almost become discouraged
on account of the persistent claims Of Kan
sas City and some Kansas towns located in
the northeast corner of this state, that
Wichita is bigger than the state of Kansas,
and in consequence wickedness prevailed.
The EAGLE was all the time aware of the
fact that Wichita is young city Of con-
siderable magnitude, but how to convince
our contemporaries of its moral worth
seemed a difficult task. But truth is
mighty and will prevail if it is only per
sistently and properly presented. The lat
est convert to the truth is the Atchison
Champion. That paper now rises in the
class meeting to say that: Prohibition
may not be as successful in the state of
Maine as its friends could wish, but the I'M
deniable fact remains, that in Kansas the
saloon system as system is destroyed root
and branch, and destroyed without hope of
resurrection. The consumption of liquors
has been decreased to greater extent than
it ever was in any state since the temper
ance reform has been inaugurated; and the
prohibitory law is today better enforced in
Kansas than the law against theft or muir
der" If all papers would speak out like
that and proclaim the truth it wonld be
better. A scandalous story going the
rounds to the effect that beer was delivered
to private houses in Atchison by the wagon
load accidentally appeared in these columns
on one or two occasions. And what made
the story more libelous it was told on the
credit of the county attorney of Atchison
county. The EAGLES chief aim has
always been to tell the truth. and when an
error appears in its columns it IS always
righted when discovered. When it is
known that the prohibition law is better
enforced in this state than the law against
murder, it would be just as preposterous to
say that beer is delivered to consumers by
the wagon load in Atchison or Wichita, as
it would to say murders hauled out dead
men in those towns by the wagon load.
The EAGLE hopes it will never again be
called upon to defend the good name of
Wichita and the state of Kansas against
such outrageous charges.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
CHENEY.
Lively and Prosperous Once Again


To the Editor Of the Eagle:
There was meeting held in Judge COT
fees Office last Tuesday in the interest Of
the Union Pacific railroad Articles of
agreement we're read and quite a number
signed the petition in favor Of calling an
election to vote them twenty thousand dol
lars. But what we want is the Union Pa
cifc running north and south, and make
Cheney the end Of division, which, If
said road runs direct north and south line
we will surely get; and if so, Cheney and
surrounding country is for it yesterday, to-
day and all time to come. 1t will give us
direct communication with st. Louis and
perfect opposition to the Santa Fe and
that is undoubtedly what the people want
and need at this particular point St.
Louis rate when the Union Pacific is com
plsted. will be just about what our Kansas
CITY rate is at present, and when the
farmer thinks about delivering car load
of hogs OF cattle to ST. Louis for just about
what he can to Kansas City, then why is it
any wonder that every man is saying We
will vote the bonds
Another lumber yard is going up here.
Prospects never were better for a fine
corn crop in the Minnesota valley than at
the present.
There never was better opening in
any town for q general store with
large stock than there is at
Cheney at present But when one thinks Of
it as it should be thought of then they would
surely locate in Cheney. for nearly every
Quarter of land is owned by the one liviug
on il. and a class of excellent farmers.
Then why shouldn't firm come and build
them up trade which would in time make
them an independent fortune. Mr.. Fl.
Oswald steps quietly down and out Of the
Grand View hotel and Mr.. II. c. Sherman
takes charge of it. The Grand View IS
known as q great hotel 70 Sunday over at.
fine eating. splendid rooms, and if there is
sny cool place in the state of Kansas II Is
| at the southeast corner of the Grand Oiew.
There was some thirty or forty guests 81
the hotel over Sunday. a few. however,
were invited guests.
Alvah Sweet and Frank B. Walker con
template taking trip through the southern
| tier of counties with view OF locating
| some cash
| r. F. Davis snd Lafe Jones are rlstiea'-
| ing in Colorado At last accounts they
were s; the beautiful city Of Denver.
The boys, ike sn others ,hai go on 9
visit, return and say there is 10 place Ike
Cheney
Mrs. A. L. Marble and daughter. Nellie,
are expected home soon from An extended
visit TO friends and relations ir Ohio
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30
WE VOUCH FOR KANSAS.

The "Oficial State Atlas of Kansas" one
Of the best and most valuable publications
of the sort, by the way, we have ever seen,
says in the preface:
'sThe unparalleled growth of many of the
cities and the location of new railroad lines
throughout the state, along which towns
were planted, made it necessary to constantly
add new plans and to re-engrave many of the
maps prepared during the winter of 1886.
The average Kansan understands the marvel
Gus development of his state during the past
ten years, but to the uninitiated seeing is be-
lievlng. Therefore it was decided to present
to the incredulous actual delineations OF
manufacturing and industrial interests, pub
lie buildings parks, ranches, farm proper
ties, groups of fine bred and imported stock,
loan and banking institutions, opera houses,
hotels and residences. They must speak vol
umes in praise Of q state which is today at
tracing more capital and greater emigra-
ton than any two of her sister states"
The work gives much valuable statisti-
cal matters. The population table shows
the increase frsm 1854, 800 in 1870 to $685.
562 in 1885, and to over 1,50O, 900 in 1887.
Full justice is done to the fine array Of
populous towns distributed over the state:
Leavenworth. Atchison, Topeka, Fort
Scott, Wichita, Garden City, Emporia,
Lawrence, Ottawa, Hutchinson and the
dozens of others.
The eastern newspapers and trade jour
nails which pretend to have opinions about
Kansas and about the towns like Wichita,
Topeka and Leayenworth ought each TO
have copy of the work and ought to make
the statisticians and theorizers of their
stats study the figures closely before they
construct ponderous articles about western
business. A more thrifty and more large
ly wealth producing state would be hard to
find, and better list of solid towns does
not exist Kansas City vouches for the
substantially of everything contained with
in the borders of Kansas-Kansas City
Times
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

Hand shaking is an obsolete custom in
London drawing rooms, and for some time
past it has been the fashion not to introduce
persons. The proper form of scknowledg.
ing an introduction when made Is for the
lady to give the least nod of her head to the
left and not In front, as used to be the old,
graceful style. There seems to be some of
that idiotic class still in the world, who
make great attempt TO destroy the earn
estness and sociability of mankind. The
idea of abandoning the earnest manner of
hand shaking, handed down to us by the
ancients, is ridiculous and its authors may
be only compared with the preposterous-
mess of the idea itself.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

Because Wichita happens to be overrun
just now with thugs and thieves it does not
follow, as our contemporaries insist. that
her boom is waning. On the contrary,
criminal classes, particularly that which
rove from place to place, are rather partial
to live towns. They are generally found
where people are the busiest and where
money is flush.-Kansas City Times.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

Some of the Eastern Kansas papers are
beginning to predict that Mr.. Cleveland
will visit Kansas this summer or next fall.
Did not the EAGLE give notice TIVE months
ago that Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland would
visit Wichita the present summer?
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

Wichita has just had a census taken
which shows 81, 760 population. This is
only a few thousand behind Topeka.
There was the remarkable increase OF over
eleven thousand in the past year. more
than so per cent This is really phenome-
nal.-Emporia Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

A Texas paper gives number Of squibs
under the head of Western Human
Freaks" The following are some of
which: Montague, Texas, proudly boasts
of citizen who has four inch horn grow
ing over his left ear A man in Piqua
county, Arizona, claims to see perfectly in
the dark, but is also perfectly blind in the
daytime Carrie Adamson, OF Quay
mas, is the possessor of a double voice, one
contralto and one soprano, both perfect in
the way"
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

The English sparrows do great amount
of work. When the tower of church in
Illinois had been cleaned out it was found
that enough hay had been carried in by
those little workers to fill wagon box
fu11
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

E. n Haag has purchased an interest in
the Kingman News and taken editorial
charge. The paper is to be Independent
in politics and devoted to the interests of
Kingman.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

1t is noticeable fact that very few sec
ond suicidal attempts are made. Death is
thing not to be tempered with, owing to
the uncertain results for the meddler. The
first attempt is so straining on the person
that he seldom tries a second dose. The
following incidents show how persons
nerve themselves up to the point desirable
and at the last moment weaken: A man
by the name of John Lewison, of Santa
Fe, hung himself with suspender strap
and then weakened and raised such row
that his friends came in and cut him down.
Again, crazy man at Tuscon laid on the
railroad track, but when the train got
pretty close, changed his mind, got up and
broke for the tall timber on neighboring
river
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

The Philatelists recently were favored by
new issue of stamps by Great Britain and
now that country will please the numis-
matists by issuing new coins in honor OF
the queens jubilee.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

It is said that London is to have q "hy-
gienic restaurant" where dyspeptics will
dine. When they enter they will tell their
symptoms to one of the attendant doctors,
who will plan out proper dinners for them
which they will then proceed to eat in q
prescribed manner
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

The Omaha divines are making crusade
against the Sunday base tenisis, citing
numerous passages from the scriptures and
local laws on that subject. II wss only
a few days ago that the Omaha gamblers
were bounced from that city. There are
several other burgs to which like reforma-
ton would do no harm.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

On the first of the month the new capital
building at Austin, Texas, will be closed to
visitors owing to the fact that parties adj
mitted have defaced some of the walls
newly plastered
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-30

The Winfield Courier says of the Jail al
that place: The jail now contains TWEEN
ty-three prisoners-twenty men and three
women. 1t is the foulest, most loathsome
and impure den for human beings to be
confined In on the face of the earth. Bet
ter dungeon cave where men would have
at least room enough in which 10 turn
around -